During the holiday season there is a lot of talk about keeping the focus on the true meaning of the season. There are churches that make it seem they are emphasizing the spiritual during this time of year. However, their focus on the physical, social matters shows otherwise. They view the gospel through the social …
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How we hear God’s word is of great importance. If we are not hearing properly then we will not be able to understand the truth. Jesus’ parable of the sower, and explanation of His teaching in parables in Luke 8 is used to demonstrate this important point. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: Take Heed How You HearChristians need to recognize the power to carry out God’s will, and have spiritual success as individuals, and local congregations, resides in GOd’s word. There has not been a time where God used any measure more powerful than His word to accomplish His purposes. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
Continue reading Sermon: The Power of God’s WordWhen the Jews in Thessalonica who were not persuaded stirred up a mob, they accused Paul and Silas of turning the world upside down (cf. Acts 17:6). The Gospel is a revolutionary message that completely alters the paradigm for each individual who comes into contact with it. This is either for the better, or the …
Continue reading Sermon: Turning the World Upside DownThe apostle Paul urged his gentile readers, “Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.” (Romans 11:22) Both God’s goodness, and His severity must be understood and appreciated. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click …
Continue reading Sermon: The Goodness and Severity of GodThe Philippian jailor asked what he must do to be saved (cf. Acts 16:30). Paul and Silas told him to believe on the Lord (v. 31). However, in Romans 10, Paul explains that you cannot believe on Him of whom you have not heard. What must I hear to be saved? Ppt: Outline: To download, …
Continue reading Sermon: What must I hear to be saved?Timothy needed encouragement to share in the sufferings of the gospel with Paul. To incite courage in Timothy Paul wrote, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7) Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
Continue reading Sermon: A Spirit of Power, Love, and a Sound MindEven something extremely good and beneficial can become destructive if its purpose is not understood, and it is therefore misused or abused. The same can be said for the gospel of Christ. Speaking of Paul’s writings, the scripture, Peter wrote, “which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the …
Continue reading Sermon: Warped Views of the Gospel’s Purpose1 Timothy 1 is considered in context, and application is made. What is the purpose of the commandment, sound doctrine, the glorious gospel? Ppt: The Purpose of the Commandment Outline: The Purpose of the Commandment To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: The Purpose of the Commandment1 Corinthians 3:5-17 is used to consider three things to keep in mind when we are seeking to spread the gospel. Ppt: Things to Remember When Planting and Watering Outline: Things to Remember When Planting and Watering To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
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